Dark Lover (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #1) in What's the Name of That Book???

Dec 13, 2007 Lorena rated it it was ok

Shelves: urban-fantasy

I was disappointed by this book. From the description, it sounded more like dark fantasy, but in practice, it's more like a romance novel of the cheesiest variety, only replace the generic pirate/naughty lord/auto mechanic human hunk with a vampire hunk. The dialogue was overwrought, and the behavior of the man/men in question was extremely stereotypical when it wasn't extremely implausible (even given that we are theoretically talking about men of a different and non-existent-in-reality species ...more

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Feb 15, 2009 Maggie rated it it was ok

Shelves: read-2009, paranormal-fantasy, hilarious

So, I finished this a few days ago and have been putting off the review. I guess it's because I didn't really love this book. It was entertaining, and pretty funny, but mostly because I was laughing at the author's weird interjections of random slang and rap stars. I mean, FUBAR, really!? She stuck that in the book!? It's a little random and weird.

But overall it was a fun read, Ward's vampires are very different than your typical vampires and she even has glossary of "vampire" terms, which I tho ...more

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Oct 08, 2014 Leann rated it did not like it

I almost put this book down a hundred times, but persevered because it has such a high rating. But...no. Just no. The spelling of the brothers' names drove me insane. No character depth. Nothing that made the two main characters zing with attraction. Not a fan. ...more

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Jul 08, 2017 Megan rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: look-at-me-im-reading-grown-up-book, booksithoughti-dhatebuti-mlovin, series, don-t-judge-me, fantasy

It is ridiculous how much I enjoyed this.

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May 14, 2007 Michelle rated it really liked it

Shelves: vampires, romance

the first in a new "paranormal romance" series (cuz apparently, i like my porn to involve fangs or werewolves) that's so far surprisingly good. my coworker who's been keeping me stocked in the supernatural crack that's been fueling a month-long book-bender has found a real winner in this new author. you can tell from the first book that there's some carefully considered world-building going on, and the plot is far more than mere filler between bedroom scenes.

nutshell recap: a woman finds out as ...more

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Nov 01, 2010 Nadine in NY Jones marked it as did-not-finish

Shelves: romance, paranormal-romance, paranormal

I saw this recommended somewhere, so I put it on hold, and I missed picking it up on time, then I put it on hold again, and I missed it AGAIN, so this time when it came in I made sure to get it, and read it ... and so far it's been incredibly disappointing. There is a certain genre of paranormal "romance" that reads like young adult drama with adult sex - and this is one of those types of books. Not really what I'm looking for. I might keep reading it, I might not.

Update: Just not what I'm in th ...more

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Sep 17, 2013 Meg rated it it was ok

Shelves: 2013

For me, stars on Goodreads just mean how much I enjoyed a book. I don't usually read this genre and maybe it's for the best. A lot of friends like this series so I gave it a go.
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Sep 23, 2009 Laurie rated it liked it

Shelves: 2011

This started out pretty wobbly but really improved by the end, and made me care enough about the world and characters that I will most likely continue with the series.

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